They write the laws. "Criminal" is their word for you, ...

No, what is happening here is subversion, crime and the meaning of criminal are very old.

So they attempt to write laws that confine others and remove themselves from fault, but it makes no sense and in the end the criminals get outed, it often takes decades to unravel. Sometimes longer.

if you ask uncomfortable questions.

Projecting criminality unto the innocent is as old as words themselves. This is indeed a reality to be aware of.